Sekir Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Sekir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 86 | 1:1,537,781 | 102,932 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Šekir (1) & Sekír (1) are calculated separately.
Sekir (30) may also be a first name.
Sekir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sekir (Hindi: सेकिर, Russian: Секир) is most common in Indonesia. It can be rendered as a variant: Šekir or Sekír. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,391,595th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sekir live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.
The last name Sekir is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 1,537,781. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Bali, where 95 percent live, Central Kalimantan, where 3 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 1 percent live. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekir in the Hindi language | ||
| सेकिर | sekira | 50 |
| शेकीर | sekira | 50 |
| Sekir in the Russian language | ||
| Секир | sekir | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sekir
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